Landfall

The Stars Like Sand

The Stars Like Sand: Australian Speculative Poetry is a well-reviewed 2014 anthology of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror poetry that I co-edited with P. S. Cottier. You can buy The Stars Like Sand from Amazon.com as a paperback or Kindle ebook.

Men Briefly Explained

Men Briefly Explained is my 2011 poetry collection that explains men, briefly. You can buy Men Briefly Explained from Amazon.com as a paperback or Kindle ebook.

My Library from LibraryThing

About Me

I'm a writer, editor, anthologist, and now blogger who was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England and moved to New Zealand with my family when I was 2.
I grew up on the West Coast and in Southland, then went to Dunedin to go to Otago University before moving to Wellington in 1993. I'm married with one child.
I'm juggling the writing of poetry, short fiction and novels, working part time, trying to be a good husband and father, and working hard to get New Zealand to take effective action on climate change - not to mention all the other problems the world faces. Life is busy!

03 May 2008

Scriptwriters Wanted

From the NZ Society of Authors (NZSA) weekly email newsletter* comes this snippet, which I'll post here as I know I have some scriptwriters among my readers:

Writers Wanted for Two Animated TV Series

"Currently in development are two concepts for separate animated TV seriesprimarily targeting boys aged 8-12. Script writers are being sought. Thefirst is a fantasy series based in colonial NZ; the second is a sci-fiseries. Expressions of interest emailed to nika (at) huntdigitalmedia.com"

I have no connections with these projects, so I can't vouch for their chances of success - but if you're interested, go to it!

*This newsletter, emailed each week to NZSA members, is a very valuable source of market information: I have made several sales, especially of poetry, to magazines or anthologies I first saw advertised there. Membership of the NZSA isn't cheap, but it can [so I believe] be claimed as an expense against taxable income, and it's definitely worth considering if you're a New Zealand writer.